Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Miami · Conference game
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1-6 · Power #85
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Final
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7-0 · Power #9
36
▲ winner
Closing spread
MIA -21.5
✓ MIA W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
FSU 16–38 MIA
✓ MIA (94%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -21.5
CloseMIA -21.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -21.5 · unchangedmodel MIA -24.5
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 20.5–22.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 47% (49 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -21.5
CloseMIA -21.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like MIA as a 21.5-point home favorite against FSU, the favorite won 10, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: MIA won 36–14; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 50 points stayed under 53.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 22.7 against an average line of 22.2; 57.1 points a game (usually 55.1). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MICH vs IU
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form
-20.529–7 W U51
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-20.559–25 W O55.5
Close
UTAH vs STAN
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-2442–7 W U54
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-21.562–17 W O52.5
Close
CIN vs TLSA
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-22.528–20 L U56
Close
USC vs ASU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest
-24.542–25 L O61
Close
MICH vs MSU
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread
-22.2529–7 L U55
Close
UTAH vs COLO
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation
-2428–13 L U52.5
Close
ALA vs AUB
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-2249–27 P O51
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-2031–24 L O49.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Miami ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Florida State ATS struggles (2-5)
Florida State have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FSU+14.6 →−0.1▼ 14.7#71
MIA+9.9 →+19.9▲ 10.0#8
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

FSU
Longer bar = better
MIA
#131
Offense
MIA better ▶
#4
#80
Defense
MIA better ▶
#42
−1.4 #134
Turnovers
MIA better ▶
+0.6 #33
61 plays #120
Pace
MIA faster ▶
72 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FSU has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
FSU offMIA defEdge
Points / game 15.0 #135 22.6 #57 MIA
Yards / play 4.50 #130 5.09 #40 MIA
PPA / play −0.04 #127 +0.07 #52 MIA
Success rate 35% #132 36% #20 MIA
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offFSU defEdge
Points / game 48.3 #2 25.0 #76 MIA
Yards / play 8.05 #1 5.49 #69 MIA
PPA / play +0.42 #7 +0.20 #115 MIA
Success rate 54% #5 40% #58 MIA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FSU scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FSU scored
3.6
#114
3.9
#128
7.4
#133
3.9
#109
3.7
#129
7.6
#129
MIA allowed
5.1
#73
8.1
#78
13.3
#79
4.9
#51
4.4
#30
9.3
#26
MIA scoring against the FSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
11.0
#7
10.9
#27
21.9
#13
12.6
#3
13.9
#1
26.4
#1
FSU allowed
5.9
#81
8.6
#88
14.4
#89
5.9
#69
4.7
#35
10.6
#41

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 7 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FSU8d
MIA7d
FSU +1 day
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast

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